The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-15
A VERY PRETTY WEDDING.
Christ Church the Scene of an Inter
esting Social Event.


esting Social Event.
Miss Mary Robert Lawton, daughter of
DIR. w. S. Lawton, and Col. William Gar
rard were married at Christ church at z
O'Clock last evening, by Rev. DR.. Strong
The church was brilliantly lighted and
decorated with a profusion of flowers
and floral ornaments. Some
time before the hour for the ceremony the
minutes the church was nearly filled with
the friends of Miss Lawton and Col. Gar
rard. The bridal party assembled in the
rear of the church, and as the organist
began the wedding march-from Tam
heuser-the ushers led the way to the
altar. Messrs. Thomas Screven and joseph
| Cumming in front, followed by Messrs. A.
Minis, Jr,, and A. Boyd. Behind them were
Misses Emmie Lawton and Maud Thomas,
and they were followed at regular intervals
| of about ten feet by Messrs. Grimes and w.
w. Williamson, Misses V. Minis and Guile
Lawton, Messrs. w. Cumming and S. A.
Wood, Misses Bessie Martin and LeHardy,
Messrs. George w. Owen and r. L. Mercer,
Misses L. n. Hill and Ruth Stewart, Messrs.
T. P. Ravenel and Edward Lawton.
Misses Mamie Stewart and Elise Hayward,
Messrs. A. NJ. Martin, Jr., and II. II.
Thomas, Misses Viva Taylor and Celia
Elliott, and Messrs ". n Pratt and John
s. Schley. Col. Garrard and Miss Lawton
came last. As the bridesmaids reached
the steps of the choir floor they
separated, standing on either side, and
the groomsmen continued on and formed a
semi-circle around the outer edge Of the
choir floor. After the bride and groom had
reached the altar the bridesmaids followed,
and formed another semi-circle between
the bridal pair and the groomsmen.
DIR. Strong then proceeded with
the ceremony and DR.. Lawton
gave away the BRIDE The ceremony being
concluded, Coz, and Mrs. Garrard led the
way down tho aisle, and the bridesmaids
and groomsmen followed, the bridesmaids
walking with their respective groomsmen
instead of together as they entered
''Midsummer's Night Dream" was played
as the party moved from the church and
entered the carriages. The programme was
beautifully arranged and successfully car
ried out. The brides dress was of white
silk, trimmed with pearls and lace. On her
head she wore wreath of orange blossoms
and in her hand she carried a magnificent
bouquet of white rosebuds. The brides
maids were all in white their dresses being
of null and their sashes of watered silk
At the residence of the brides parents,
DR.. and Mrs. W. S. Lawton, on Lafayette
square, the reception was held. The parlors
were filled with friends and a delightful
evening was spent Many elegant toilets
were noticeable. The wedding presents
were numerous and exquisite. and many of
them very costly. The most beau
tiful of them all, perhaps, was
the punch bowl, waiter and ladle,
presented by the Savannah Volunteer
Guards The set is of sterling silver, from
original designs of the most elegant and
artistic character The bowl, holding two
gallons, stands upon a convoluted base, the
graceful outline continuing to It's edge,
a graceful curve, meeting q frieze
four inches wide, the surface of which
was worked up by hand into procession of
infant Bacchuses celebrating a vineyard
feast. The beautifully turned edge of oxi-
died silver meets the lining of gold
The waiter has a satin-fnished sur
face and an oxldized silver
edge two inches wide, and in the centre is
the coat-of-arms of the Guards The ladle
is the browning piece of artistic work
From the bowl springs vine, and upon the
handle sits Bacchus himself, holding this, his
goblet The gift was made here in Savan-
nah by Theus & Co.
The bride and groom withdrew from the
reception at $50 o'clock to prepare for their
wedding tour. They will be entertained
this morning by Col. Garrard's mother, at
a wedding breakfast at her home in
Columbus, Ga. Their wedding tour will
include Chicago, Denver and other Western
cities, and may extend to California They
expect to be absent about four months.